Fixtures for the 2016/17 Foster’s Challenge Cup have been released by the WRU.

The matches are to be played on Wednesday evenings (during the regions’ European/BIC block) and Neath have been pooled geographically with Aberavon, Bridgend and Cardiff.

Challenge Cup Fixtures 2016/17

Round 1 – Wednesday October 12th 2016
Cardiff v Aberavon
Bargoed v Merthyr
Bedwas v Newport
Neath v Bridgend
Llanelli v Carmarthen Quins
Ebbw Vale v Pontypridd
Swansea v Llandovery

Round 2 – Wednesday October 19th 2016
Aberavon v Neath
Ebbw Vale v Bargoed
Bridgend v Cardiff
Carmarthen Quins v Swansea
Newport v Cross Keys
Ebbw Vale v Bargoed
Llandovery v Llanelli

Round 3 – Wednesday December 7th 2016
Aberavon v Bridgend
Bargoed v Pontypridd
Neath v Cardiff
Llandovery v Carmarthen Quins
Cross Keys v Newport
Ebbw Vale v Merthyr
Llanelli v Swansea

Round 4 – Wednesday 14th December 2016
Bridgend v Aberavon
Merthyr v Bargoed
Bedwas v Cross Keys
Cardiff v Neath
Swansea v Carmarthen Quins
Pontypridd v Ebbw Vale
Llanelli v Llandovery

Round 5 – Wednesday 11th January 2017
Neath v Aberavon
Pontypridd v Bargoed
Bedwas v Newport
Cardiff v Bridgend
Carmarthen Quins v Llandovery
Merthyr v Ebbw Vale
Swansea v Llanelli

Round 6 – Wednesday 18th January 2017
Aberavon v Cardiff
Bargoed v Ebbw Vale
Cross Keys v Bedwas
Bridgend v Neath
Carmarthen Quins v Llanelli
Llandovery v Swansea
Pontypridd v Merthyr